Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 23.1% cheaper than Vanuatu.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Vanuatu, you would:
pay 71.2% less for restaurants
Vanuatu
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
$1.92
BIF5,476
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
$3.24
BIF9,241
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
VUV251
|
$0.43
BIF1,232
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
VUV182
|
$0.67
BIF1,917
|
|
pay 49.0% less for groceries
Vanuatu
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
$0.67
BIF1,917
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
$4.01
BIF11,409
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
VUV844
|
$3.00
BIF8,551
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
$2.65
BIF7,557
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
$3.23
BIF9,212
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
VUV237
|
$2.47
BIF7,038
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
VUV25
|
$0.31
BIF869
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV300
|
$0.58
BIF1,656
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
VUV239
|
$0.51
BIF1,449
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
VUV267
|
$0.27
BIF766
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
VUV131
|
$0.52
BIF1,470
|
|
pay 20.2% less for transportation
Vanuatu
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.38
VUV638
|
$4.37
BIF12,438
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$14.42
BIF41,072
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
$13,458.30
BIF38,334,248
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
$8.65
BIF24,643
|
|
pay 89.9% less for housing
Vanuatu
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
$14.42
BIF41,072
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
$216.29
BIF616,086
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
$81.71
BIF232,744
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
$11.03
BIF31,408
|
|
pay 43.8% more for childcare
Vanuatu
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
$480.65
BIF1,369,080
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
$12,016.34
BIF34,227,007
|
|
pay 3.7% more for entertainment and sports
Vanuatu
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
VUV479
|
$0.58
BIF1,643
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
VUV394
|
$2.16
BIF6,161
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
$2.40
BIF6,845
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
$19.23
BIF54,763
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
VUV735
|
$24.03
BIF68,454
|
|
pay 21.4% more for clothing
Vanuatu
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
$24.03
BIF68,454
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
$72.10
BIF205,362
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
$48.07
BIF136,908
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
$86.52
BIF246,434
|
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